Ramallah vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1011
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2300
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$474
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$770
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$372
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.4
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$6928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
87
😀 Quality of life
53
92
🏙️ Population
39K
1.01M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 71% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5228th and 22nd ($1011 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in the Palestine and the United States, respectively. Check the Palestine vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ramallah compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6114th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ramallah San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.03
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.9
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.54
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$432
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.2
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1116
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.22
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.44
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.33
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.03
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.8
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$70.7
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3737
$15889

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$2068
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$1896
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$1900
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$849
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$1871
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$1701
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$1914
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
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$760
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$2050
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$737
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2113
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
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$1776
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$2259
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1873
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1826
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2149
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1871
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1939
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1850
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$802
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$679
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$1962
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$1746
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$1499

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$3272
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$3301
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$4204
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$3222
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$3057
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$2974
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$3184
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$3171
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$3064
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$3733
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$3012
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$3186
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$3003
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$3313
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$2922
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$3389
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$3422
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$3300
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$3644
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$2952
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$3047
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$2908
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$3567
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$3518
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$2660
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$3109
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$2650
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$3583
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$2881
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$2969
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$3219
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$2860
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$3163
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$2929
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$3147
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$3358
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$3130
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$3123